Oct 25, 2018 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
The teams split 64 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Phillip Danault led all players, going 16-for-24 (66.7%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where BUF won 62.5% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
62.5%
37.5%
BUF 10W
16 total
MTL 6W
Defensive Zone
44%
56%
BUF 11W
25 total
MTL 14W
Neutral Zone
47.8%
52.2%
BUF 11W
23 total
MTL 12W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
29.4%
70.6%
BUF 5W
17 total
MTL 12W
2nd Period
52.4%
47.6%
BUF 11W
21 total
MTL 10W
3rd Period
61.5%
38.5%
BUF 16W
26 total
MTL 10W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Larsson | 62.5% | 10-6 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 5-3 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 50.0% | 8-8 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| Jack Eichel | 20.0% | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Jeff Skinner | 62.5% | 5-3 | 5-0 | 0-3 | - |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 60.0% | 3-2 | 1-1 | - | 2-1 |
| Sam Reinhart | 25.0% | 1-3 | - | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 100.0% | 2-0 | - | 2-0 | - |
| Jason Pominville | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Conor Sheary | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Danault | 66.7% | 16-8 | 1-4 | 9-0 | 6-4 |
| Max Domi | 42.9% | 9-12 | 4-3 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 44.4% | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| Matthew Peca | 40.0% | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 33.3% | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Paul Byron | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Joel Armia | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |